Rabatte

[ʁaˈbatə]

/[ʁaˈbatə]/ noun

The verdict

“Rabatte” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,388. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,388
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schmales Zierbeet (Beet zur Einfassung von Wegen oder Rasenflächen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-rabatte · Rabatte · German

Rabatte · rank #17,388 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,388
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH push

Nearest frequency peer: push (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Rabatte”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Rabatte” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Rabatte vs Ratte
71% similar
Rabatte vs rasante
57% similar
Rabatte vs Rabatt
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Rabatte
PropertyValue
HeadwordRabatte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁaˈbatə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,388
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rabatte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Rabatte lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Rabatte (IPA [ʁaˈbatə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,388 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rabatte, with forms such as "arbatte", "raabtte", and "rabate". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Ratte", "rasante", "Rabatt", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Rabatte, spelled R-A-B-A-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    schmales Zierbeet (Beet zur Einfassung von Wegen oder Rasenflächen)
  2. 2
    Umschlag am Ärmel oder Kragen (besonders bei Uniformen)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Rabatte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Meine Frau wollte hier vor den Tannen noch Rabatten anlegen.
  2. „Männer in Overalls stehen um die Rabatten herum, jeder scheint exklusiv für eine verantwortlich zu sein.“

Synonyms

Zierbeet

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arbatte
  • raabtte
  • rabate
  • rabatet
  • rabbatte
  • rabtate
  • rbaatte
  • rrabatte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rabatte - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

arbatte2raabtte2rabate1rabatet2rabbatte1rabtate2rbaatte2rrabatte1
Edit distance from "Rabatte"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rabatte"?
"Rabatte" is spelled R-A-B-A-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁaˈbatə].
What does "Rabatte" mean?
As a noun, "Rabatte" means: schmales Zierbeet (Beet zur Einfassung von Wegen oder Rasenflächen)
What words are commonly confused with "Rabatte"?
"Rabatte" is commonly confused with "Ratte", "rasante", "Rabatt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rabatte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rabatte" is [ʁaˈbatə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rabatte" come from?
"Rabatte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rabatte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "Rabatte". Here's where to go from here.

  • "Rabatte" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Ratte". View pair
  • 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #17,388 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list